The concept, in which schools are invited to ‘borrow a researcher’, has proven to be a popular and successful ForskarFredag activity for many years. Researchers visit schools, non-profit associations or workplaces, to talk about their work as a researcher and the wider societal context of their research.
Visits can take place either in person or online, enabling those who are not located close to universities or research institutes to also benefit from the experience. The exact format and focus of each visit is agreed upon between the researcher and the person booking the visit with the overall aim of encouraging educational and engaging discussion between participants.
Researchers are booked directly via an online booking platform (in Swedish only), which contains profiles of each of the participating researchers and their available slots. Since 2021, hundreds of researchers have visited more than 500 school classes across the country, both in person and online.
Researchers are recruited from a broad range of universities, research institutes and companies across the whole of Sweden and represent a huge range of fields, including STEM subjects, the humanities and social sciences. Read more about the project on the web platform at ForskarFredag.
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GÄSTKRÖNIKA: ”In the end – that’s what outreach is all about”
In 2024, I had the opportunity to be a lånad forskare (“borrowed researcher”) for around 10 schools across Sweden, both in person and online, reaching about 250 students. It was… Läs mer
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Activity summaries, Blog Posts in English, Borrow a Researcher, Gästkrönika, Låna en forskare, Nyheter, Public Engagement